IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

The news, views and analysis that’s caught our eye over the past month…

Microsoft has unveiled a new strike-based enforcement initiative for Xbox gamers, reports The Verge. Eight strikes and you’re out… That’s EIGHT strikes…

Eurogamer asks why so many localisation workers are being left out of game credits

Some developers are pushing back against violent video games, says The Economist, claiming that gratuitous bloodshed and the rise of female gamers have contributed to a backlash

British mobile network operator EE has launched its Power Up Programme with Excel Esports, a four-month women’s esports talent development programme, reports Esports News UK

New BabyCenter research has revealed that 70 per cent of mothers play video games with their family, and three quarters are playing by themselves…

… which could be why nearly two-thirds of gamers believe that diversity in games matters, according to recent NewZoo findings

BUT, please stop using mods to make female characters prettier, warns The Gamer

Outside of video games, there has been much coverage of Spanish Football President Luis Rubiales kissing national star Jenni Hermoso on the lips at the Women’s World Cup final, and rightly so. The BBC provided a brilliant analysis of the aftermath, including commentary from Laura Bates, founder of the Everday Sexism Project: “What we’re seeing happening to Hermoso here on the world stage is so devastatingly familiar for millions of women. The man who takes advantage of a work event, a Christmas party, a handshake, a photo, to lean in too close, put their hand lower than they should. And then the self-doubt about whether you’re over-reacting, or misinterpreting it, and the pain of other people telling you you’re making something out of nothing.”

And do watch this clip of UEFA Women’s Coach of the Year Sarina Wiegman, manager of the England Women’s team which lost to Spain in the Finals, who dedicated her award to the Spanish team. Women really do hold each other up…

If you spot anything that you would like to share with the Women in Games community, please email lisa.carter@womeningames.org